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70-471 - "I recommend that the proper City officials be authorized to sign an agreement between the Norfolk Chapter, National Defense Transportation Association and the City of Port This agreement will make available to the City in times of civil defense emergencies various types of transportation equipment for the movement of people, transport of civil defense and other emergency relief workers, as well as the transportation of supplies. This will be privately owned equipment that has been voluntarily committed by the owners for use in these emergency operations. The Norfolk Chapter of the NDTA will provide the City with a list of personnel and designated alternates representing all local modes of transportation as well as the specialized equipment available." Motion of Mr. King that the proper City officials be authorized to sign the agreement was adopted, without dissenting vote. 70-472 "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading. This appropriates $400,000 as the City of Portsmouth's commitment to the Building Fund of the Portsmouth General Hospital. The hospital has notified the City that they are in need of these funds to meet their commitments on the construction now in progress. These funds will be paid to the hospital on a basis of $100,000 per month over the next four months." On motion of Mr. Turner, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, and by the following vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $400,000.00 FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND AS A CONTRIBUTION TO THE PORTSMOUTH GENERAL HOSPITAL BUILDING FUND." Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Smith (R), Turner, Barnes Nays: None 70-475 - "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This authorizes the issuance of $400,000 in General Obligation Bonds to cover the contribution by the City to the Portsmouth General Hospital. These bonds will not be issued at this time but this will give the City authority to borrow temporary funds until such time as the bonds are issued." On motion of Mr. King, the following resolution was adopted and by the following vote: "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $400,000.00 OF BONDS OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, TO BE KNOWN AS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION. WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City of Portsmouth to provide funds for hospital struction; and ~mouth. WHEREAS, there are no funds in the treasury of the City of Portsmouth applicable to the payment of said expenses, and it is accordingly necessary,to issue~%onds of the City in the sum of Four Hundred Thousand and no/100 ($400,000.00) Dollars for that purpose. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA. SECTION 1. For the purpose of providing funds for hospital construction; there shall be issued Four Hundred Thousand and no/lO0 ($400,000.00) Dollars of bonds of the City of Portsmouth, to be known as General Obligation Bonds, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 of Title 1S.1 of the Code of Virginia and other provisions of law applicable thereto. The said bonds shall be serial bonds and shall be issued at one time or a part thereof from time to time and shall be in such form and of such denomination as the Council shall direct. Each issue shall be payable not exceeding forty (40) years from its date, and said bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates to be hereafter determined by the Council, upon the sale of said bonds, provided that the maximum rate of interest shall not exceed the maximum rate of interest authorized by law at the time of the sale of said bonds. SECTION 2. This resolution shall take effect from its passage." Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Smith (R), Turner, Barnes Nays: None 70-474 - "Mr. James A. Borum desires to sell property owned by him on Beacon Road. There is, however, a sewer easement located on the property and running beneath the house. A sewer line is not located within the easement. The actual location of the sanitary sewer line is approximately five feet away from the 10-ft. easement. I recommend that the proper City officials be authorized to for the easement under the house, Mr. Borum will, in turn, grant the location of the existing sanitary sewer line." sign this deed of release the City an easement along Motion of Mr. Johnson that the proper city.:dfficials be authorized to sign this deed of release was adopted, without dissenting vote.